Jax announce protected players

The Portland LumberJax today released their list of players who will be protected from the NLL expansion draft later this month.

The National Lacrosse League's new franchise, the Boston Blazers, can select up to 12 players -- a maximum of one each from the other 12 clubs -- during the July 24 expansion draft.

Teams could protect either one goalie and 13 runners or two goalies and 10 runners. LumberJax coach/general manager Derek Keenan chose the latter option so he could protect goalies Matt Disher and Joel Weber.